Beach stick



May 23, 1950 G. REILEY BEACH STICK Filed Aug. 27, 1947 Patented May 23, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined container and stand therefore and, more particularly, to a device adapted to be used on the beach or lawn to support any variety of articles.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the character hereinafter described which may be conveniently transported by hand and may be stuck into the sand or ground to act as a depository for food, sun glasses, bathing caps, toys, cards, or any number of articles. It is well known that bathers have dimculty in locating small articles left on the sand or in preventing food, such as sandwiches, from being contaminated by sand or dirt, and it is my object to provide a simple, convenient and relatively inexpensive device which may be easily handled and stored to overcome these objections.

With these and other objects in view, all of which will become apparent from the following description and from the drawing, reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a detailed view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, my device consists of a shaft I which may be made of simple tubing with a pointed casting I I at its lower end. Mounted on the shaft I0 is a container I2 and a combined handle member and rack I4. By means of novel construction, my device is assembled of a minimum number of parts and With a minimum number of fastening elements. The container element consists of two pieces; one forming the four walls thereof and another the bottom. The walls of the container are formed from a single piece of sheet material I5 which is bent upon itself to form the front, sides and back, with the back ends overlapping at I6. The top of the back I1 is bent at right angles at I8 to form a flange I9. The bottom member 20 is a sheet of material bent upon itself to form flanges 2| and 22 at the back and front and side flanges 23. Handle I4 -consists of a strip of material bent upon itself to form a handle with depending ends 25. In assembly, the bottom 20 is fastened to the pre-formed sheet I5 by means of rivets 26 at the front and two sides. The handle member is in turn attached to the container by means of rivets 21 extending through the handle member I4 and the flange I9, as shown in Fig. 4. By this means, the handle member acts to strengthen the walls of the container I2 since it keeps the back members I'I in place at the top. A single screw 28 is then inserted through the flange 2I at the bottom to the adjoining or overlapping back member I1 and the shaft IB. This operation takes place, of course, after the depending members 25 are inserted within the shaft. Screw 28 not only holds the back members together and to the shaft, but prevents the withdrawal of the depending members 25 of the handle section I4 from the shaft I0.

It will be appreciated that a great many articles may be carried in such container which, with its shaft, forms a convenient carrier preferably about the length of a walking stick. When inserted in the sand, it functions as a container while the handle member I4 can be used as a rack for towels, robes or other articles. For purposes of identification and decoration, stripe 30 may be extended around the shaft.

It will be seen that I have provided a very useful device, simple in construction, and novel in its assembly but which, nevertheless, will be strong and durable.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a shaft, a handle member mounted on top of said shaft, said handle member consisting of a strip of material bent upon itself having its ends positioned in said shaft, a container consisting of a strip of material bent upon itself to form front, side and rear walls, said rear walls overlapping at the back thereof and having anges fastened to said handle member, a bottom member for said container, and a fastening element fastened through said bottom member, said overlapping rear walls and into said shaft to position said container and handle member with relation to the shaft.

2. In a device of the character described, a hollow shaft, a combined rack and handle having its ends positioned in said shaft, a container made of sheet material bent upon itself to form front, and side walls, and overlapping to form a rear wall, flanges on said rear Wall, fastening means extending through said handle member into said flanges, a bottom fastened to said container, and a screw extending through said bottom, through said overlapping back wall into said shaft to position said combined handle and rack member and said container on said shaft.

GENE REIIEY.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Williams May 4, 1943 Number 

